GAME 72: Clippers (47-24) @ Thunder (21-50)— Sunday 8PM PDT

[RingColluder]

That PG thread is quiet too. Lets go Clipps!

oh ffs they already have all the scapegoats lined up

trade PG
cut Bev
play Mann
fire Ty

now pls STFU for awhile and let the rest of us enjoy this??
migod the Finals aren't til July and they already worn me tf out

F*ck the haters and their backwards agendas. I'm rooting for every player on the team. Lets Go Clipps!

no such thing as backwards agendas buddy. We all want the team to succeed.

[Clemenza]

oh ffs they already have all the scapegoats lined up

trade PG
cut Bev
play Mann
fire Ty

now pls STFU for awhile and let the rest of us enjoy this??
migod the Finals aren't til July and they already worn me tf out

F*ck the haters and their backwards agendas. I'm rooting for every player on the team. Lets Go Clipps!

no such thing as backwards agendas buddy. We all want the team to succeed.

Ok, I hope so. We'll see though. I'm getting tired of this hateful sh*t around here. Lets Go!

[RingColluder]

F*ck the haters and their backwards agendas. I'm rooting for every player on the team. Lets Go Clipps!

no such thing as backwards agendas buddy. We all want the team to succeed.

Ok, I hope so. We'll see though. I'm getting tired of this hateful sh*t around here. Lets Go!

Trust me, I want nothing more to finally get a chance to play the Lakers in a playoff series. So to do that we need to make it to the WCF it appears (?). I think we can do it, but we didn't close the season as well as I hoped or be where we need to be chemistry wise. Guess we'll have to figure it out against Dallas.

[Clemenza]

no such thing as backwards agendas buddy. We all want the team to succeed.

Ok, I hope so. We'll see though. I'm getting tired of this hateful sh*t around here. Lets Go!

Trust me, I want nothing more to finally get a chance to play the Lakers in a playoff series. So to do that we need to make it to the WCF it appears (?). I think we can do it, but we didn't close the season as well as I hoped or be where we need to be chemistry wise. Guess we'll have to figure it out against Dallas.

Sounds good for now. We'll see tho

[Roscoe Sheed]

I do think the blazers would have been a better match up, but you never know- they are coming to the end of their run, so they will be super motivated. I wouldn’t be shocked if they upset the nuggets. Also, you know Lillard would be extra motivated against the clippers due to pg and Beverley talking smack.

I’m not very keen on playing Dallas though either. Doncic is a total beast on offense and porzingis can shoot over anybody. Hardaway has also looked like Korver with his 3 point shooting of late. I think it will be very important to throw as many bodies at Doncic as possible- Morris, Beverley, kawhi, pg, rondo, Mann, etc. Also, they need to make him work on the defensive end as much as possible. Unfortunately, while I do think Lue is a better coach than Doc, Carlisle is better than both of them

[RingColluder]

Ok, I hope so. We'll see though. I'm getting tired of this hateful sh*t around here. Lets Go!

Trust me, I want nothing more to finally get a chance to play the Lakers in a playoff series. So to do that we need to make it to the WCF it appears (?). I think we can do it, but we didn't close the season as well as I hoped or be where we need to be chemistry wise. Guess we'll have to figure it out against Dallas.

Sounds good for now. We'll see tho

We shall.

I think we really suffered bc of how long the Dallas series took in the bubble, so hopefully we get a nice clean 4 or 5 game series. If we play the Jazz in round 2, I love our chances.

[esqtvd]

F*ck the haters and their backwards agendas. I'm rooting for every player on the team. Lets Go Clipps!

no such thing as backwards agendas buddy. We all want the team to succeed.

Ok, I hope so. We'll see though. I'm getting tired of this hateful sh*t around here. Lets Go!

Then we are all agreed. This is the team we go to war with. There are a million reasons we can't win and we ALL know them. Now STFU lol. As Clipper fans let's figure out how we can!

We have 2 of the top 10 players in the NBA and the deepest squad. All hands on deck!!

[og15]

The Spurs are a gimme. The Grizzlies are a gimme. But we blew both of those chances in that disastrous stretch 2 weeks ago . I won't repeat the reason why

Suns are a horrible matchup for us. Ayton crushed us and outplayed Gobert numerous times in games I saw. CP3 and Booker are more lethal than any of the Jazz guards and both have similar depth, but better coaching with the Suns.

Utah are pretenders. I'll take the Lakers over them easily, even in 5 games if they match up.


It is what it is. I'm of the belief this team is weaker than last year's team, and IF Porzingis is health (major if) I give them the advantage. But we'll see. As with the Lakers, we don't DESERVE anything this season if we can't beat the Mavs in round 1. NO EXCUSES.

Luka to me is just as if not scarier than Steph to play against bc he can pass and shoot like a madman. Should be a fun one, I think..

Spurs and Grizzlies will need to win two games to get in, and they can only get to 8th, so no point counting them until they actually are able to get in.

Utah is going to end up with 52 wins, Clippers would need 5 more wins to get there, problem is that they had 6 losses since the time you are specifying and two were to Phoenix and Denver. Another was to New York with everyone playing. So even if they won all the easier games, we'd still be looking at 50 wins and the third seed, so no opportunity for getting those weak teams anyways.

Had we won the gimme Pelicans game and at least one of 2 against Phoenix or Denver, we were pretty sure to my knowledge only down at the time maybe a game at most to get to the 1 seed. Utah was struggling at the time too.

Now count the recent losses where we basically tanked and we could have gotten the 1 seed. As I said at the time, that pelicans game KILLED us and basically had us thrown in the flag after the loss to either Phoenix or Denver. With the easy Thunder Houston games (and Toronto and sorta Charlotte) we could have gotten that 1 seed easily. But no... that awful stretch cost us everything.

Now we face the MAVS!!

Beating Phoenix or Denver can't just be added to the mix , what? There's no logical reason why beating the Pelicans would have suddenly meant they beat one of Phoenix or Denver, I'm not sure how that works, why would we now change those outcomes? The Clippers didn't quit after losing to New Orleans. Changing the outcomes of the games they rested against bad teams, yea, makes sense, changing other outcomes has no logic behind it. That's just trying to argue for no reason.

The math would still be off anyways, splitting Denver and Phoenix would still just get the Clippers to 51, and Utah is still getting 52 wins, that gives Clippers 2nd, but doesn't really make sense to just add a win against a top 4 team that didn't actually happen.

[Captain Ballmer]

Exactly. Absolutely foolish and maddening to think they will be easy to beat from what we saw last playoffs AND this season from then.

Part of the reason why last season's series was harder than it needed to be was the triple albatross of Doc, Trez and PG dragging the Clippers down. Only PG is left from that trio, so maybe things will be different.

Yup. All the PG lovers here have gone awfully quiet too. We can't expect anything from him. If he has a good game we can be pleasantly surprised but it should not be expected despite his bloated contract and egotistical game..

I'm a PG fan, not a silent one. So obviosly you are aiming towards me too. PG13 still max level player whether you like it or not, well deserved All-star for the season. I'm comfortable with him as 2nd option. In fact, I'm more comfortable with Paul George's performance as 2nd option than Kawhi's as 1st option.

I'm quiet because PG13 got DNP last 2 games so there is nothing to talk about.. except some guys over here giving you undeserved attention and bother to response on that petty thread of yours. I'd like to stay away from your takes as much as possible. I ignored your petty Aşş so I' wont see your miserable takes unless someone quotes them. Do whatever you want on that thread boy and stop attacking regulars of this forum in game threads.

[og15]

In 2019, I asked for us to tank to miss the playoffs, so we could keep our pick.

I was told, NO. Play it straight. Ballmer would never tank.
We did not just do that to avoid the 3 seed and the Lakers before the WCF?

Maybe. Lakers could still end up 8th if they lose to GS, and that would put them back in the Clippers bracket. Lakers are favored to win, but it's one game, not a series, Curry cold go off, they could have a bad shooting night, and Lakers 8th.

[NickP]

Part of the reason why last season's series was harder than it needed to be was the triple albatross of Doc, Trez and PG dragging the Clippers down. Only PG is left from that trio, so maybe things will be different.

Yup. All the PG lovers here have gone awfully quiet too. We can't expect anything from him. If he has a good game we can be pleasantly surprised but it should not be expected despite his bloated contract and egotistical game..

I'm a PG fan, not a silent one. So obviosly you are aiming towards me too. PG13 still max level player whether you like it or not, well deserved All-star for the season. I'm comfortable with him as 2nd option. In fact, I'm more comfortable with Paul George's performance as 2nd option than Kawhi's as 1st option.

I'm quiet because PG13 got DNP last 2 games so there is nothing to talk about.. except some guys over here giving you undeserved attention and bother to response on that petty thread of yours. I'd like to stay away from your takes as much as possible. I ignored your petty Aşş so I' wont see your miserable takes unless someone quotes them. Do whatever you want on that thread boy and stop attacking regulars of this forum in game threads.

Aye aye CaptBallmer. I've been saying the same thing. Too many people are taking his miserable takes seriously. Even to this day game threads are getting to be about one person's obsession with PG. And PG has not even played the last 2 games but somehow the conversation goes there.

[madmaxmedia]

Lue is a mediocre coach. I have not liked one thing he has done this year. He seems like he just a player's coach so the players like him. Strategy wise and in-game adjustments are poor. That end of the game sequence was awful. Ran two plays for mid-range jumpers by an unproven big man.

I'm not sure they really cared, they were basically just getting Oturu shots

That last Oturu jumper was the ultimate FU to the game lol

He also failed to box out on that OKC putback at the end..

[wakelaunch1]

I do think the blazers would have been a better match up, but you never know- they are coming to the end of their run, so they will be super motivated. I wouldn’t be shocked if they upset the nuggets. Also, you know Lillard would be extra motivated against the clippers due to pg and Beverley talking smack.

I’m not very keen on playing Dallas though either. Doncic is a total beast on offense and porzingis can shoot over anybody. Hardaway has also looked like Korver with his 3 point shooting of late. I think it will be very important to throw as many bodies at Doncic as possible- Morris, Beverley, kawhi, pg, rondo, Mann, etc. Also, they need to make him work on the defensive end as much as possible. Unfortunately, while I do think Lue is a better coach than Doc, Carlisle is better than both of them

Dude you sound like most people on this board. Afraid to play everyone. Its a loser mentality that the Clippers cant shed. They should not have been resting anyone. They still have no chemistry because no one has played together. The Clippers have zero rhythm and Paul George was awful down the stretch. They needed to work through all their issues before the playoffs.

[Roscoe Sheed]

I do think the blazers would have been a better match up, but you never know- they are coming to the end of their run, so they will be super motivated. I wouldn’t be shocked if they upset the nuggets. Also, you know Lillard would be extra motivated against the clippers due to pg and Beverley talking smack.

I’m not very keen on playing Dallas though either. Doncic is a total beast on offense and porzingis can shoot over anybody. Hardaway has also looked like Korver with his 3 point shooting of late. I think it will be very important to throw as many bodies at Doncic as possible- Morris, Beverley, kawhi, pg, rondo, Mann, etc. Also, they need to make him work on the defensive end as much as possible. Unfortunately, while I do think Lue is a better coach than Doc, Carlisle is better than both of them

Dude you sound like most people on this board. Afraid to play everyone. Its a loser mentality that the Clippers cant shed. They should not have been resting anyone. They still have no chemistry because no one has played together. The Clippers have zero rhythm and Paul George was awful down the stretch. They needed to work through all their issues before the playoffs.

After past playoff failures, it is hard to get one's hopes up. I'll be defensively pessimistic- hope things go well, but expect the worst so as to not be disappointed. When the Clips went up 3-1 last season against Denver I thought they finally were going to breakthrough- never going to get my hopes up again until they prove me otherwise.

[Roscoe Sheed]

I'm not sure they really cared, they were basically just getting Oturu shots

That last Oturu jumper was the ultimate FU to the game lol

He also failed to box out on that OKC putback at the end..

he won't be in the NBA for long- he must have set the record for getting your shot blocked last night

[RingColluder]

Part of the reason why last season's series was harder than it needed to be was the triple albatross of Doc, Trez and PG dragging the Clippers down. Only PG is left from that trio, so maybe things will be different.

Yup. All the PG lovers here have gone awfully quiet too. We can't expect anything from him. If he has a good game we can be pleasantly surprised but it should not be expected despite his bloated contract and egotistical game..

I'm a PG fan, not a silent one. So obviosly you are aiming towards me too. PG13 still max level player whether you like it or not, well deserved All-star for the season. I'm comfortable with him as 2nd option. In fact, I'm more comfortable with Paul George's performance as 2nd option than Kawhi's as 1st option.

I'm quiet because PG13 got DNP last 2 games so there is nothing to talk about.. except some guys over here giving you undeserved attention and bother to response on that petty thread of yours. I'd like to stay away from your takes as much as possible. I ignored your petty Aşş so I' wont see your miserable takes unless someone quotes them. Do whatever you want on that thread boy and stop attacking regulars of this forum in game threads.

I wasnnt even talking about you, but don't you DARE call me "boy" again you **** racist keyboard jockey or we are going to have PROBLEMS. I swear to god.


Do you understand the connotations of that word? How **** dare you,get lost.

[RingColluder]

I'll respond to others later, but I'm **** raging someone is using that type of language on the board today.


That's the type of **** I heard in school by the racists trying to demean others NOT a message board in 2021.



Filthy and despicable given the context and history of the word. **** believable someone will resort to that AND we have someone else supporting that language.

[Kelphus]

Tim Broussard was on Colin Cowherd this morning and he wasn't an admirer of the tank move. He said the time to face the fLakers is first round, before James and Davis get healthier. We'll see.

[NickP]

Tim Broussard was on Colin Cowherd this morning and he wasn't an admirer of the tank move. He said the time to face the fLakers is first round, before James and Davis get healthier. We'll see.

I've never much agreed with Chris Broussard or his sources on anything but facing the Lakers is also facing the possibility of going out early. Maybe we'll need the round against the Mavs to get more in sync and get chemistry going? Then we deal with the Lakers later.

[nickhx2]

both broussard's and cowherd's opinions are literally worthless but my guess is most clipper fans do not like the move